Denying Evolution: Creationism, Sciencism, and the Nature of Science By: Massimo Piggliucci, PhD. www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ ftrials/scopes/scopes.htm.

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Denying Evolution: Creationism, Sciencism, and the Nature of Science By: Massimo Piggliucci, PhD. ftrials/scopes/scopes.htm Scopes Trial Homepage National Center for Science Education Creationism (Read Ch. 22!) Book: Websites:

Five Important Cases in the 20th Century Creationist Tactic: The majority opinion is the correct opinion (Let’s send those evolution-thinking teachers packin’). Scopes Monkey Trial: Populist William Jennings Bryan battled Clarence Darrow in Dayton, Tenn. Local school teacher (Scopes) teaches human descent from lower animals, which was against state law.

From Hunter’s “Civic Biology”, 1914.

Creationist Tactic: Creationism is science too. What about academic freedom? McLean vs Arkansas Board of Education (1982): Judge Overton defined what constitutes Science. this_semester/McLean%20v_%20Arkansas%20Board%20of%20Education.htm Louisiana Creationism Act (1987): Argument for equal time. Supreme court didn’t buy the idea that creationism is science. Five Important Cases in the 20th Century

Webster v. New Lenox School District (1990): A school district can prohibit a school teacher from presenting creation science in the classroom. Creationist Tactic: Evolution is not science. Peloza v. Capistrano Unified School District (1993): A school district can require a teacher to teach evolution because it is a scientific theory. Five Important Cases in the 20th Century (cont.)

Case against Independent School District 656, Minnesota (2001): A teachers right to free speech does not supercede curriculum. Five Important Cases in the 20th Century (cont.) US District Court in Louisiana (1997): Teachers are not required to read aloud a disclaimer about evolution. Also, ruled that intelligent design is the same as creation science.

Flat earthism Geocentrism Young-earth creationism Gap Day-age Progressive Intelligent Design Theistic evolution Materialist evolution Special Creation Evolution Young Earth Old Earth

What is intelligent design theory? 1.‘Theory’ that some things in nature are the result of intelligent design (ID). 2.Presumably makes no claims as to the identity of the designer, does not claim the designer is supernatural, and seeks no link between religion and science. Not true. ID is defended only by people subscribing to a particular ideological view: creationism. Doesn’t meet the most basic scientific criteria for being a scientific theory

“The more learned and witty you bee, the more fit to act for Satan you bee.” John Cotton, 1642 Anti-rationalism, anti-elitism, and immediate practicality Anti-Intellectualism Richard Hofstadter (1963) Anti-intellectualism in American Life

Creationist view:Anti-rationalism. Rationality is not a positive good but something to be mistrusted. Two fears concerning rationality: Fear that rationality is emotionally sterile Fear of moral relativism Anti-Intellectualism (cont)

Academic Freedom and Concept of Democracy “The essence of academic freedom is that teachers should be chosen for their expertness in the subject they are to teach and that the judges of this expertness should be other experts.” From Bertrand Russell (1940) Freedom and the Colleges Creationist view: Democracy should determine what is taught in public schools.

Anti-Elitism Creationist view: Any claim to superior knowledge within a democratic society amounts to elitism. 1)Knowledge is unequally distributed among Americans, but not political and civil rights 2) Why do Americans respect expertise in areas other than education? 3) Why are Americans elitist with respect to sports, entertainment, and finance?

Creationist view: (If it ain’t practical, it ain’t good) Education and inquiry are not good unless it has immediate practical value. Why should the government fund research on salamanders?